St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-20
REGULAR ARMY NEWS.

The post of Fort Bliss has been transferred
from the department of Arizona to that of
Texas.
The leave of absence granted First Lieut.
LLOYD Nj. Brett, Second cavalry, is extended
one month.
Lew f. Burnett, Seventh infantry is ex-
tended one month.
The extension of leave of absence granted
Capt. Henry P Perrine, Sixth cavalry, is ex-
tended three months.
The leave of absence of one month, granted
First Lieut.. James o. Mackey, Third cavalry,
is extended one month.
First Lieut.. Frank E. Hobbs. ordnance de-
partment, will proceed from Philadelphia to
youngstown, Pa, on public business.
The leave Of absence of one month. granted
second Lieut.. Selah r. II. Tt ompkins, Sew
enth cavalry, is extended five days.
Lieut. Holbrook, First cavalry, registered
at the ST. Paul headquarters on leave from
Fort Custer He is at the Merchants.
First Lieut.. William NJ. Black, corps of en-
gIneers, will proceed from Jacksonville, Fla
to St. Augustine, Fla, on public business.
leave of absence of four months, to take
effect on or before Feb. 2S, is granted Second
Lieut.. Jacob Kreps, Twenty-Second infantry
First Lieut.. Edwin P. Andrus. Fifth cav
airy, registered ut department headquarters
on sick leave. He is staying at No. 95 Wilkin
street.
furlough of four months, to take effect
upon his re-enistment, will be granted Pri-
vate Patrick Mcguire. Company C, Third in
fantry.
BY direction of the secretary of war the
leave of absence granted First Lieut.. George
f. wilson, assistant surgeon in the depart
ment OF Dakota, is extended twenty DAYS
The president has directed that the post of
Fort Mcpherson, Neb., with the exception OF
the national cemetery at that place, be turned
over TO the secretary of the interior for dis
position.
The deaths of Col. Julian McAllister. ord
nance department at New York city, and
Lieut. Col. Thomas Duncan, retired at Wash
ington, have been announced from the war
department.
A furlough of four months, with permits
sion to go beyond the limits of the division
and to take effect on his re-enlistment, will be
granted Sergt. Charles NJ. Hildreth Troop A.
Fifth cay airy.
First Lieut.. George K. Hunter Third cav
airy, is appointed to act as inspector ON GER
tain signal property at Cincinnati, for which
Capt. f. B. Jones, assistant quartermaster.
is responsible.
BY direction of the secretary of war the
extension of leave of absence on surgeons
certificate of disability granted Capt. Richard
Barnett, assistant surgeon, is further eX-
tended six months.
~ oilOSllOn VI Tic secretary OF war q leave
of absence of six months on surgeons certifi.
cate of disability is granted Maj. Harvey f.
Brown, surgeon, U. S. A, with permission 70
leave the division of the Missouri
First Lieut.. Charles B. Thompson, r. @. NJ.
Fifth Infantry, is relieved from duty with the
general court martial convened by orders 1873
OF 1886, and First Lieut.. Samuel W. Miller
Fifth infantry, is detailed in his stead.
With the approval OF the secretary of war
leave OF absence on surgeons certificate of
dis ability, to take effect from the date Of his
relief at David's Island is granted to First
Lieut.. Colville P. Terrett, Eighth infantry.
BY direction Of the secretary of war, Lieut..
Col. Joseph c. Bailey, assistant medical pur-
veyer, will be relieved from duty in the de-
partment of the East and Will proceed to New
York and take charge of the medical purvey-
ing depot in that city, relieving Capt. Henry
Johnson, medical storekeeper, from his present
position as acting assistant.
1t is probable that the light battery will not
be left at Fort Smelling longer than till the
spring. 1t is said that all the light batteries
now at the various headquarters of depart
ments will be taken Immediately to Fort
Riley as soon as travel is convenient The
officers now with this battery, who will leave
with it, are Maj. George B. B. Rodney and
Lieuts- w. Howe, P. Leary and w. Fish.
They express themselves as much regretting
the prospect of leaving the vicinity Of st. Paul
and Minneapolis.